Ever since I posted old vacation photos on Monday, I’ve been yearning for another vacation! Too bad my boss is failing to approve any vacation requests. So, let’s look back on the adventures that my dollies and I have been on over the last few years…

We made it! Here is the last of my historical collection, Kaya. Kaya is a Nez Perce Girl. Nez Perce lived in areas of what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. She has just a few outfits and a teepee:

I was hoping that Kaya would get more of a makeover for BeForever. Would it kill American Girl to give her more outfits?

Let’s look back at everything:

Felicity

Caroline

Josefina

Marie-Grace and Cecile:

Kirsten

Addy

Samantha

Rebecca

Kit

Molly

Julie

I just want to shout out that I love the historical characters! These oufits and accessories are what made me fall in love with American Girl the moment I got my first catalog in the 90s. My favorite is Molly because she was my first. Who’s your favorite?

Caroline is still our newest historical character (I don’t count Samantha’s re-release). We met her in the fall of 2012, the bicentennial year of the War of 1812. I think Caroline is a beautiful doll with a beautiful collection.

Back row is Caroline’s travel outfit, her new party outfit, her winter coat, her starter outfit, and her work dress. Front row is her nightgown, holiday dress, and birthday dress.

Caroline shows off her beautiful ice skates

This is Lanie (who looks a little like Caroline) in the new shiny party dress.

Ruthie in Addy’s Nightgown, Marisol in Sunday Best, Kit in the new Addy outfit, Nicki in the new school suit, Kailey in winter coat and hat, Caroline in Christmas dress, Elizabeth in Flower Picking dress, Felicity in Plaid Summer Dress, Samantha in Addy’s dress, Addy in her birthday pinafore, Gwen in the striped dress, and Nellie in the summer dress

Here’s more! Kit is having trouble pulling off Addy’s new bonnet:

Nicki in Addy’s beautiful new school suit:

Caroline looking gorgeous in Addy’s Tartan Christmas Dress:

Marisol in Addy’s purple Sunday Best Dress:

Elizabeth and Felicity:

I think Addy is a lucky girl because she has a mother who is a dressmaker. I doubt many escaped slaves had clothes as nice as Addy’s. But they are gorgeous, aren’t they?

Say hello to Samantha, the first American Girl to come back from retirement! Here is my Samantha collection:

I can see my mother rolling her eyes at my third dolly bicycle, but I couldn’t resist free shipping!

Here’s Samantha in the winter coat that came out around the same time as Samantha’s movie:

Marisol looks sensational in Samantha’s Cranberry Party Dress:

Here’s Gwen in the new winter coat:

Samantha’s bike is really beautiful. Critics say it’s too modern, but someone on the dolly boards found a vintage advertisement for a bicycle that came in vermilion, and safety bicycles were first designed in 1876 according to Wikipedia. Mia looks gorgeous in the pink hair ribbon and turquoise-accented blouse:

Here’s Caroline in Samantha’s new meet dress (which I think is pretty mediocre) and Kanani in the Frilly Frock…

…that I think is amazing!

Nellie looks quite sophisticated in the dress she borrowed from Samantha:

Molly, Marie-Grace, and Jess chillin in sleepwear:

Rebecca models Samantha’s new holiday set:

Poor Kaya is dressed to be shipped off to boarding school:

And Kirsten borrows Nellie’s dress, which happens to be her favorite color:

Best Friends Forever Elizabeth and Felicity display timeless beauty:

I have mixed feelings about Samantha’s return. Her new collection is very pink, but I’m eager to see future releases. Who wants to share their favorite Samantha outfit, new or retired?

I’ve been admiring my girls all week in their new Beforever outfits, and I’ve been wondering how they fit in with the rest of each girl’s collection. So I decided to dig out all of my outfits from the historical collection, and photograph them all. This might take a while. I decided to start with Julie and work back in time. Let’s start with the group photo:

Back row: On Bicycle=Caroline, In VW= Ivy and Julie, On Bleachers= Felicity, Kaya, Josefina, Kit, Nellie

3rd row: Addy, Cecile, Samantha, Elizabeth

2nd row: Rebecca, Lindsey, Ruthie

Front row: Jess, Molly, Sonali, Isabelle

And here are close-ups of my favorites from today:

Josefina in Basketball gear, standing on bleachers

Ivy in her rainbow romper, and Julie in her patchwork outfit riding the Beetle

Felicity in Summer Skirt

Elizabeth in birthday dress with goodies

Kaya in Floral Jumpsuit

Caroline in Julie’s outfit riding the banana seat bike

Nellie in Dog Walking Outfit

Samantha in Calico Dress (hooray for a kerchief to contain that mane)

Cecile in Christmas Dress

Ruthie rocks Ivy’s outfit and beret

Rebecca in Ivy’s New Year Outfit

Kit in pajamas styling the Barbie head

And how about some more photos of Julie’s outfits, that have been posted to the blog previously:

Oh man, I forgot about this outfit in the group photo because I’m storing it in the box with the disco ball. Oh well. No retakes!

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My name is Marjorie. In most respects I am a grown up, in that I'm old enough to be a grown up and I have a full time job. I'm Marjorie. I'm a grown up. I love my dolls. I'm a Mormon.
I have recently decided to dedicate this blog to my dolls. Maybe I think they need to make more friends on the internet. I currently collect American Girl, Maplelea, A Girl for All Time, and Carpatina. I have others too...I look forward to you meeting all of my dolls. Have a nice day.